HABITS OF HIGH-LEVEL JESUS FOLLOWERS Habit #5: Generosity

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Habits of High-Level Jesus Followers

Habit #5: Generosity

Luke 12:15-21, Matthew 6:19-21

Habit #5: Live

All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.  Acts 2:44-45

why Generosity is Important!

1.Because Generosity is God’s

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights. James 1:17

2.Because Generosity God

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

3.Because Generosity Guards against

Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.  And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:15-21

A Life-Changing Perspective:

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The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it Psalm 24:1

4.Because Generosity is an

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21

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Where to be Generous

1.To The

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. Proverbs 3:9-10

A Life Changing Practice:

2.To others

All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.  Acts 2:44-45

3.To in

The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9

A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

Proverbs 11:35

Command (those who are rich in this present world) to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.  In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. 1 Timothy 6:18-19

Leveling Up my Generosity

1. Thank God for His generosity toward me
2. Start small
3. Change my perspective from owner to steward
4. Develop a specific Generosity plan
5. Start the habit of Tithing
6. Support a missionary or ministry
7. Generously give to a fellow Christian in need
8. Look for daily giving opportunities